By Energy Worth The Federal Government has finally acknowledged Anambra as one of the oil producing states in the federation. National Chairman of Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCON), Prince Mike Emuh, who disclosed this on Tuesday at the Anambra State Traditional Rulers’ House, Government House, Awka, while addressing traditional rulers in the…
By Energy Worth Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has disclosed the boosting of Umuahia Sub-station with 7, 000 megawatts. He said the expansion of the sub station with 40MVA transformer, has increased its transmission capacity from 80MVA to 120MVA. In a statement yesterday in Abuja, Fashola said the Federal Government was…
A Chinese company holding the largest stake in Santos has disclosed that it will “cautiously consider” a $10.3-billion takeover approach from U.S. suitor Harbour Energy for the Australian liquefied natural gas exporter. A unit of gas distributor ENN Group, which owns 10.1% of Santos, will hold initial talks with Harbour with the aim of maximizing…
No question, oil above $60/bbl is a big help to North American energy companies. But even with prices up about 20% from a year ago, not everyone will get big boosts in their credit lines during the appraisal season that’s now kicking into high gear. Analysts expect oil and gas companies in the Permian Basin…
“The grid”. For decades, it has conjured visions of huge centralized fossil fuel power plants, and thousands of kilometers of criss-crossing transmission lines. But a revolution in distributed renewable energy in the past 10 years is ointing Africa on a different path — one that has not only resulted in the recent surge of more…
The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Dr Fatih Birol, accompanied by a delegation of senior IEA officials, visited the headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna today, and met with its Secretary General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo. Dr Birol and Mr Barkindo underscored the growing working relationship between both organizations…
By Energy Worth The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that it has completed outstanding audit of the Group Financial Statements from the years 2011 to 2016. The audited backlog has since been formally approved by the Board of the corporation in line with extant laws governing the operations of the national oil company….
By Energy Worth Communities in Ikot Okoro, Essien Udim, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State would soon be connected directly to the national grid, from the 330kv Ikot Ekpene Transmission Switching Station as effort is being intensified to construct a 2X150MVA and 2X60MVA 132/33KV Transmission Substation within the premises by the Niger…
The Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has denied that the newly installed 60 MVA transformer in Dan Agundi Substation in Kano broke down two days after installation as reported in the Nation Newspaper on-line platform credited to Mr Sani Bala Sani, Head, Corporate Communications, Kano Electricity Distribution Company. In a release by the…
By Energy Worth Four power generation plants capable of adding 1,262MW of electricity to the power grid have been primed to commence operations soon, operators of the facilities have disclosed. Three of the plants, under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP), currently being managed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), would be fired…
